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Dear Food & Fund Drive Coordinator, When you’re hungry, nothing else matters. Here at Second Harvest, we believe that access to food is a fundamental human right. You can't concentrate, you can't work, you can't really get through your day without food.

At an elementary school about 15 minutes from downtown San Jose, a seven-year-old boy struggled with a simple question - What is your favorite meal for dinner? Raising his hand, he asked his teacher, “Is dinner the meal that most families have after the sun goes down? We don’t have that meal at my house.”

Here in the heart of Silicon Valley, it is hard to imagine anyone going without. Yet nearly a quarter of a million people are relying on food from Second Harvest every month in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties alone. When you consider the high cost of living here — the fact that it takes over $80,000 a year for a family of four to make ends meet —, and you realize that two parents working full-time at minimum wage earn only $32,000 a year combined, you begin to see that while the local hunger problem may be hidden, it is all around us.

It doesn’t have to be that way. With your help, we will distribute more than 50 million pounds of food this year, help families access safety net programs like Food Stamps, and support over 300 local nonprofits in making this community a better place to live and work.

This recipe book is filled with ideas for making your company’s Food & Fund Drive a force to be reckoned with. We hope you’ll be inspired to try out a few new “recipes” and make them your own. Your partnership is having a real impact on people struggling with hunger in Silicon Valley. Thank You!

In Community,

Alisa Tantraphol & Julia Gilman The Corporate Relations Team

P.S. We're always looking for the secret sauce. If you have a recipe to share, contact [email protected].

If you’ve got employees ready to be engaged, we’ve got the perfect recipe for you!

3How To Use This Book

6Know Your Ingredients

10Appetizers

Run a Peanut Butter Drive Brown Bag Lunch DayA Night at the Movies or Watching the Game

18Main Courses

Corporate CafésHost a Raffle or Silent Auction Get Fit While GivingHave a Field Day...At the Office!

28Chef's Specials

"CAN"struction CompetitionOff to the (Solar) RacesCook for a Cause

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the recipes in this book are designed to inspire you — our incredible Food & Fund

Drive Coordinators — to have fun while raising money to support our mission. over

time, we know you’ll use the same business analytics that make you competitive in

your industry to run food & fund drives resulting in the greatest RoI.

Recipes are organized from appetizers to chef’s specials, which give a rough

estimate of the level of difficulty and prep time needed.

How to Use this Book

4 / HOW TO USe THIS BOOK

Get Inspired! Browse a few

recipes and get inspired by

successful drives and events

hosted by fellow partners in

the fight against hunger.

Add your own special

seasoning! Adapt these ideas

to fit your corporate culture

and campaign. To see how

others customized these

ideas at their companies, visit

blog.shfb.org/index.php/tag/

food-drive-ideas/

Review the recipes! Get in

touch to ask questions or

share new ideas and success

stories from your food & fund

drive. Contact Julia Gilman,

Corporate Relations Officer

at 408-694-0029 or

[email protected].

Lean More! Check out

shfb.org/ffdgetcreative on

Second Harvest’s website

to access email templates,

resources, and more!

Let us know how we can help!

HOW TO USe THIS BOOK / 4

Know Your Ingredients

A GoAl

Start with what you know: What did last

year’s drive raise in dollars and pounds of

food? How many employees participated?

If this is your first drive, how many

employees participate in your corporate

matching or volunteer programs?

Use this information to set a dollar, pound,

or participation goal for your drive. You

can do it and we can help!

ProviDe incentives

Give employees who are on the fence the

extra push to get involved with prizes or

bragging rights. Try raffling off prizes such

as an extra vacation day, a meal with the

CeO, or a pizza party for participating

employees and teams.

Know Your Ingredients

successful food & fund drives always incorporate some variation on these basic ingredients!

Don't Do it Alone!

Although people are sometimes scared

of formally committing themselves to

a committee, they are often willing to

take on one task — e.g. organizing an ice

cream social or rallying the employees

on their team.

- empower interns to help you manage

your food & fund drives! There's

no stronger way to communicate

your company's commitment to the

community than by making this a part

of the internship experience.

- executive Assistants can be your best

allies in terms of engaging high-level

executives. Once they get their boss's

buy-in, they can work with you to

send out communications from the

executive team!

MAtch Your eMPloYee’s

coMMitMent to hunGer

When a corporation matches employee

donations, we always see an increase in

giving.

– Be creative! Match gifts at the café

register or allow employees to donate

the value of accrued vacation time.

- even if your company doesn't have a

formal corporate match program, see if you

can get approval for a corporate match just

for donations made to this drive.

– Worried about the logistics? Second

Harvest provides support for processing

corporate matches.

7 / KNOW YOUR INGReDIeNTS

coMPetition

The same competitive spirit that spurs

organizations to innovate and achieve

results makes food & fund drives a

success.

Build competition into your drive and

challenge employees to see which

department, team, business unit, building,

or floor donates the most food and funds.

leADershiP

Just as leadership sets the tone for an

organization, recruiting an executive or

employee champion is key to driving

participation. Recruit a champion and

engage leaders by:

- Asking the CeO to send all employees

an Outlook invitation to one of the drive

events.

- Sending the drive information directly

from an executive or manager asking the

company to “join me in giving.”

- Identifying a leader willing to match

employee gifts made up to a certain

amount or during a specific time period

to help reach the goal.

DeveloP A coMMunicAtion PlAn

- Utilize your resources! Make your email,

intranet, lobby displays and other

communication channels work for you.

Start with education: Do your employees

know that 1 in 4 people in San Mateo and

Santa Clara Counties are at risk of hunger?

- Second Harvest provides food

collection barrels, posters, and other

promotional materials free of charge.

Simply enroll in a food & fund drive at

shfb.org/ffd and request the materials

you need. Consider enlisting security

guards to hang posters up around

campus during their evening rounds!

- Take advantage of employee events

such as All Staff meetings to publicly

kick off the drive.

- During the drive, celebrate success and

post thermometers in visible places!

Challenge employees to catch up with

the other teams.

- Don’t forget to send a thank you note

after the drive to share the impact your

company made in the community.

- We have lots of information and one-

pagers to make your life easy! Check out

shfb.org/ffdgetcreative to learn more.

volunteer

Schedule an employee volunteer event at

our warehouse in San Jose or San Carlos

and give employees the opportunity to

touch our mission. It’s also a wonderful

team-building opportunity! Plan early to

make sure you get the day you want.

For food sorts at Cypress Center (4001

North 1st Street, San Jose), contact

Colleen Murphy at (408) 266-8866 x 247

or [email protected].

For food sorts at Bing Center (1051 Bing

Street, San Carlos), contact Rita Guntern

at (650) 610-0800 x 415 or

[email protected].

You'll find quotes and stats about Second Harvest at the beginning of each recipe. Feel free to sprinkle them throughout your emails, fliers, and cafe table toppers to educate your co-workers about local hunger.

KNOW YOUR INGReDIeNTS / 8

11 / Run a Peanut Butter Drive

13 / Brown Bag Lunch Day

15 / A Night at the Movies or Watching the Game

appetizers

Run a Peanut Butter Drive[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Highly desired food items and

awareness about current food

needs! You choose the

frequency...make it a monthly

or quarterly event!

cook tiMe:

2-4 weeks

DiFFicultY level:

30-Minute Meals

“as the price of peanut butter, tuna, and other staples increases, second Harvest struggles to keep up with demand for the most desirable foods for our clients and partner agencies.”

Find the featured Food of the Month at blog.shfb.org/index.php/tag/food-of-the-month/ or choose your own from shfb.org/mostneededfoods

Collection dates: 2-4 weeks is standard. Don’t forget to consider other organizational events that might be competing for attention!

inGreDients:

11 / APPeTIzeRS

enroll your company or organization in a Food

& Fund Drive and let us know if you’d like us

to drop off food collection barrels or other

promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Ask every employee to bring in a certain

number of the food items to an upcoming All

Staff meeting or social event.

Announce your food collection drive at an All

Staff meeting or with an email (see template at

the end of this Recipe Book).

Schedule a volunteer sort to coincide with the

end of your food drive. Your group can bring in

the food you’ve collected and then spend a few

hours participating in our mission to provide

food for people in need! It’s a great team-

building event and you’ll have the satisfaction

of knowing that volunteers save us $5.7 million

in annual staffing costs.

Chef's NotesDuring the drive, ‘charge’ employees for showing up late to a meeting by asking them to make a donation to your peanut butter drive Take advantage of “buy one, get one free” deals at your grocery store and ask colleagues and friends to donate the free item to Second Harvest

Involve your kids in purchasing items for the food drive to teach them the importance of helping others

Variation: For a more interesting competition, have each team select a different food (peanut butter for the marketing group, tuna for the HR group, and meals in a can for the engineers)

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Brown Bag lunch Day [ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Funds, Hunger Awareness, and a

Throwback to Your Middle

School Days

cook tiMe:

2-3 hours

DiFFicultY level:

30-Minute Meals

“a gift of $10 – the cost of one sandwich – can provide 20 meals for hungry children thanks to second Harvest’s purchasing power and economies of scale.”

Brown bags

Laptops! Set up a donation station table with laptops where employees can easily donate the value of their lunch (and more) to Second Harvest

inGreDients:

A S K e M P L OY e e S T O B R I N G A B A G G e D L U N C H A N D D O N AT e W H AT T H e Y W O U L D H AV e S P e N T O N L U N C H O U T !

13 / APPeTIzeRS

enroll your company or organization in a Food

& Fund Drive and let us know if you’d like us

to drop off food collection barrels or other

promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Distribute brown bags to employees and ask

them to bring their lunch on a specific day (or

days) during the drive.

Designate a Brown Bag lunch area where

employees can eat together! Consider posting

educational materials to help employees learn

about hunger in their community.

Set up an online donation station in the room

(or nearby) so that employees can quickly and

easily donate the value of what they would have

spent on lunch out. Post signs to let employees

know that every $10 donation = 20 meals for

their neighbors in need (40 meals if your

company matches employee donations!).

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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3

4

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Chef's NotesChallenge employees to pack interesting lunches to compete for awards such as “The Brown Bag Gourmet” or “Best Throw-Back Meal” (think PB&J and Fruit Roll-Ups)

Bring extra bagged candy or snacks and barter (à la school cafeteria) for additional donations to Second Harvest

Consider hosting a raffle or playing games during the “lunch period”

a night at the Movies or Watching the Game

[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Funds and Hunger Awareness

cook tiMe:

2-4 hours

DiFFicultY level:

30-Minute Meals

“second Harvest is incredibly efficient - 95¢ of every $1 donated goes directly to programs that provide food for people in need right here in silicon Valley.”

A popular movie or an exciting sports event. Consider an away game against a competitive rival that will be aired on TV (see chart)

inGreDients:

sPort hoMe teAM reGulAr seAson PlAYoFF scheDule

Hockey San Jose Sharks October-April Stanley Cup Finals in

May/June

Football SF 49ers/Oakland

Raiders

September-January Super Bowl in late

January/early February

Baseball SF Giants/Oakland

A’s

April-October World Series in October

Basketball Golden State

Warriors

November-April NBA Finals in May/June

Soccer San Jose

earthquakes

March-October MLS Cup in December

Movie buffs or sports fanatics and deep-seated rivalries

15 / APPeTIzeRS

enroll your company or organization in

a Food & Fund Drive and let us know if

you’d like us to drop off food collection

barrels or other promotional materials:

shfb.org/ffd

Select the venue. Host it at your company

(an auditorium space is perfect if you

have one), a local sports bar, or someone’s

house.

Make it a fundraiser by charging an admission

fee or asking everyone to donate the

approximate price of a ticket. Don’t forget

to remind people that every $20 donation

will be transformed into 40 meals for their

neighbors in need, thanks to Second

Harvest’s purchasing power and

economies of scale!

Serve food and drinks. Pay for pizza and

beer (or popcorn and soda) out of your

HR department’s morale budget or ask an

executive to foot the bill.

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Chef's NotesConsider including other sport traditions such as Superbowl Squares to raise additional funds

Raffle off an autographed jersey or signed sports equipment to make your event more successful

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19 / Corporate Cafés

21 / Host a Raffle or Silent Auction

23 / Get Fit While Giving

25 / Have a Field Day

Main Courses

Corporate Cafés[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Funds, Hunger Awareness, and

Happy employees!

cook tiMe:

1-2 Hours

DiFFicultY level:

Sous Chef

“at second Harvest, we believe that access to food is a fundamental human right. By partnering with your cafeteria, you can ensure a local family won’t have to send their kids to bed hungry because they simply couldn’t afford the cost of food.”

Buy-in from your cafeteria manager or café vendor. Bon Appetit, Guckenheimer, and several other food service providers support Second Harvest at many corporate campuses.

20-30 minutes of your CeO or other executive’s time to attend the event. Send the Outlook calendar invitation from this leader’s email and watch attendance skyrocket!

inGreDients:

19 / MAIN COURSeS

enroll your company or organization in a Food & Fund

Drive and let us know if you’d like us to drop off food

collection barrels or other promotional materials:

shfb.org/ffd

Select a day during your Food & Fund Drive to host an

event in the cafeteria, such as:

- A special three-course meal that costs a little more than the usual

subsidized cafeteria lunch – the difference benefits SHFB!

- Outdoor BBQ with entertainment – Bring everyone together for

a fun afternoon (think: live music and a raffle) and charge a small

entrance fee or raffle off prizes

- Ask executives to take a turn as chefs and staff the food stations,

compete to sell the most entrees, earn the most tips, or make the

most PB&J sandwiches

Set up a table outside of the cafeteria to provide

information about Second Harvest (we’ll send you

everything you need!) and collect cash or online donations.

Let your colleagues know that every $5 will be transformed

into 10 meals for their neighbors in need.

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Chef's NotesAsk cafeteria managers to reprogram one button on the register to accept $1 or $5 donations for Second Harvest and promote via signage at the counter. Or you can create and display coin collection containers by each cash register – spare change adds up. (Executives at some companies offer to match everything that is donated at the register.)Ask your talented chefs to host a cooking class that employees can pay to participate in, or raffle off a gourmet meal to be cooked in the winning employee’s home

Ask your cafe to bake up a storm! Allow employees to pre-order a special holiday cake that they can enjoy themselves or give as gifts, knowing that all of the proceeds benefit Second Harvest Trying to promote healthy eating? Let employees know that, for a specific period of time, profits from sales of healthy items will go to Second Harvest

Some cafeteria food providers have even worked successfully with their vendors to secure food samples that reduce the overall cost of the event, allowing more funds to go to Second Harvest

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Items to sell, raffle, or auction off such as:-T-shirts, bags, etc. with your corporate logo to show that company pride!

-Products, hotel stays, or restaurant gift certificates solicited from vendors

(Staff members in charge of arranging corporate travel often have great

relationships with vendors who can help)

-Ask for employee contributions (a bottle of wine; pitching in to purchase a

gift card, game console, or iPad, etc.)

-enlist your executives to offer passes to the luxury box at the Sharks game,

a weekend at their cabin in Tahoe, round-trip tickets to Vegas, etc.

A venue to host!

inGreDients:

Host a Raffle or silent auction GI V I NG IS I TS OWN ReWARD…BUT WINNING A PR Ize OR TAK ING HOMe SOM eTH ING exC IT ING MOT IVATeS eMPLOYeeS , TOO!

[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Funds, Hunger Awareness, and

Happy employees!

cook tiMe:

1-2 hours

DiFFicultY level:

Sous Chef

21 / MAIN COURSeS

“second Harvest distributes food through a network of over 300 local non-profits, so if there’s a charity you support, it’s likely that your donation to second Harvest supports them, too. Most food banks charge non-profits for the food they receive, but second Harvest doesn’t.”

Chef's NotesIf your company matches employee donations,

emphasize multiplied impact (e.g. Your $10

donation helps provide 40 meals for hungry

kids - instead of 20 - if you remember to

request the corporate match)

Consider a tiered cost structure for raffle

tickets, e.g. offer red raffle tickets for

$5 (smaller prizes) and blue tickets for

$25 (better prizes). A low threshold (red

tickets) encourages broad participation and

bigger prizes (blue tickets) incentivize larger

donations. Be sure to set the blue ticket

price to increase average gift size for the

campaign as compared to last year. Wondering

what your average gift size was during last

year’s drive? Contact Julia Gilman, Corporate

Relations Officer, at [email protected]

enroll your company or organization in a Food & Fund Drive

and let us know if you’d like us to drop off food collection

barrels or other promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Select a date for your event and secure a venue (including

tables, chairs, etc.). Consider providing food and/or

entertainment or hosting a raffle in conjunction with other

events.

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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4

Announce the event to staff via signage,

announcement at All Staff meetings,

e-blasts and word-of-mouth! Be sure to share

impact and details about corporate matching if

applicable. Security guards might volunteer to

help hang signs while they’re making their rounds.

Task each team (department, building, floor,

business unit or self-selected) to come up with

their own items to sell, raffle, or auction off. They

can compete to sell the most raffle tickets for their

items or raise the most money and meals!

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[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Food, Funds, Hunger Awareness

and Healthier employees!

cook tiMe:

A few hours - a few weeks

depending on event

DiFFicultY level:

Sous Chef

employees who are excited about getting fit and having an impact!

Buy-in from your fitness center or wellness program administrator

Some fitness equipment such as pedometers (depending on the event)

inGreDients:

Get Fit While Giving RAISe MONeY FOR SeCOND HARVeST & PROMOTe HeALTH THROUGH YOUR FITNeSS CeNTeR OR eMPLOYee WeLLNeSS PROGRAM!

23 / MAIN COURSeS

“second Harvest distributes 50 million pounds of food a year, and roughly half is fresh fruits and vegetables. a statewide program allows them to pay an average of ~10¢/pound to procure fresh produce for families who can’t afford it on their own.”

Chef's NotesIf you have a wellness budget, consider working with a company like plus3network.com – as employees log physical activities, they generate money for Second HarvestOn-campus fitness centers are usually staffed by people with lots of energy and creative ideas. Enlist their help with your food and fund drive

Most companies have Employee Wellness Programs since they know that healthy employees are productive employees. See if there is a wellness budget that you can tap into for prizes

enroll your company or organization in a Food &

Fund Drive and let us know if you’d like us to drop

off food collection barrels or other promotional

materials: shfb.org/ffd

PrePArAtion/instructions:

1

2 Secure a date and venue to host:

A FUN RUN/WALK

- Make it a fundraiser by charging a

registration fee that will be donated

- Give out medals for the winners in various

categories (age, speed, etc.)

- Plan an executive race to draw spectators.

Make it interesting…e.g. the losing executive

has to make a donation to Second Harvest

A PeDOMeTeR CHALLeNGe

- If your company pays for the pedometers,

ask employees to make a donation (food or

money) to Second Harvest

- Offer prizes for the individuals/teams that

walk the most. Structure it as a bracket, with

the highest performing teams

advancing to compete for even better prizes

(sports gear, ReI gift cards, personal training

sessions, massages, etc.)

HOST A POUND FOR POUND CHALLeNGe

- encourage employees to set a weight loss

goal. In addition to getting fit, their fitness

goals are serving the Food Bank!

- Ask your company to commit to donating

one pound of food to Second Harvest for

every pound an employee loses during the

challenge. If you’d rather make a financial

contribution, we can provide the monetary

equivalent for pounds.

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or perks (custom t-shirts, sports bottles, etc.) to help incentivize employees to participate

Talk to your insurance provider about your plan. They may have resources to support your challenge or may offer discounts on pedometers, etc.

[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Food, Funds, and Hunger

Awareness

cook tiMe:

4-6 hours

DiFFicultY level:

Sous Chef“1 in 4 of our neighbors is struggling to make ends meet. second Harvest provides food to a quarter of a million people every month – completely free of charge! taking this stressor off the table for so many families helps them focus on getting back on their feet.”

Competitive employees who like to put their money where their mouth is!

equipment for races, obstacles, dunk tanks, or Nerf wars

Team captains to help organize and cheerleaders to cheer on participants

inGreDients:

Have a Field Day... at the office! G I V e e M P L OY e e S T H e C H A N C e T O S H O W O F F T H e I R S P O R T S S K I L L S F O R H U N G e R R e L I e F !

25 / MAIN COURSeS

enroll your company or organization in a Food & Fund Drive and

let us know if you’d like us to drop off food collection barrels or

other promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Decide on a sport such as dodge ball, softball, or ultimate Frisbee,

OR make it a Field Day – three-legged races, obstacle course on

tricycles, water balloon toss (or pay to throw one at your favorite

executive), Nerf war, etc. Get creative!

Choose a competition structure such as:

-Set up a bracket with the winners advancing to the next round

-Sudden death or best out of a series

-A speed/accuracy competition (host a Triple Threat baseball/basketball/

soccer competition) and allow donations to pull time off scores

Decide on a fundraising strategy such as charging a registration

fee or asking teams to raise money through sponsorships to

participate

Recruit and engage executives by asking them to captain a

team or form an all-executive team to compete. Don’t forget

that executives plowing through obstacle courses on children’s

tricycles or getting dropped in a dunk tank makes for great photo

opportunities!

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Chef's Notes

Want to host it off-site? Consider a bowling alley,

miniature golf course, actual golf course, etc.

Ask employees to solicit sponsors (e.g. $5 for

each throw from the free throw line; the person

who makes the most baskets wins a prize)

29 / "CAN"struction Competition

31 / Off to the (Solar) Races

33 / Cook for a Cause

Chef's specials

[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Food, Funds, Hunger Awareness,

and Canned Art!

cook tiMe:

4-6 hours

DiFFicultY level:

executive Chef“40% of second Harvest’s clients are kids – that’s about 100,000 children each month who rely on the generosity of the community to go to school full and ready to learn.”

Canned food to be used for construction. Consider asking employees to donate these items. (Unfortunately, Second Harvest can’t coordinate the purchase of this food.) A panel of judges from across the organization. Consider allowing employees to buy extra votes through donations.

A space big enough to facilitate "CAN"struction!

inGreDients:

A F U N WAY T O G e T YO U R e M P L OY e e S H A N D S - O N W I T H O U R M I S S I O N

"Can"struction Competition

29 / CHeF'S SPeCIALS

enroll your company or organization in a Food & Fund Drive

and let us know if you’d like us to drop off food collection

barrels or other promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Select a date and secure a space for your event

Decide on the rules and put them in writing.

Consider the following:

-Is there a theme?

-Will you limit the types of food items that can be used?

-Can non-food items be incorporated into the sculptures?

-How many people per team?

-How will points be awarded?

Make it fun!

-Host the event during lunch time in a visible common area

-Provide food, refreshments, or entertainment if possible

-Send out an email teaser with bios of all the competing groups

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Chef's NotesCompetitions can get heated, so make sure you publish the rules in advance

Award extra points for the foods that are most helpful to Second Harvest clients. The current list can be found at: www.shfb.org/mostneededfoods Judges have been known to publicly announce that their votes can be bought with additional donations to Second Harvest ;-)

In addition to letting the judges pick a winner, offer a People's Choice award that all employees can vote on. Consider an online voting option to allow more employees to participate

[ at a GlanCe ]

YielD:

Food, Funds, Hunger Awareness,

and engineering Prowess

cook tiMe:

2-3 hours

DiFFicultY level:

executive Chef

Coned-off section of the parking lot or another racing venue!

Clear rules regarding team size and construction materials.

inGreDients:

H e L P YO U R e N G I N e e R S R e - L I V e T H e I R G L O R Y D AY S F R O M 8 T H G R A D e S C I e N C e C L A S S !

off to the (solar) Races

31 / CHeF'S SPeCIALS

“second Harvest Food Bank is one of the largest food banks in the country, and Charity navigator ranks them among the top 3% of all nonprofits nationwide based on their financial stability, efficiency, accountability, and transparency.”

enroll your company or organization in a Food & Fund Drive and let

us know if you’d like us to drop off food collection barrels or other

promotional materials: shfb.org/ffd

Secure a date and location.

Design the race course. A taped-off or chalked-off section of the

parking lot is a great place to start!

Confirm and publicize the rules for the construction and race:

- Is everyone required to use a standard solar car kit, or can they build their

own within the parameters you provide (allowable materials, size, etc.)?

- Will speed determine the winner, or will there also be prizes for design, etc.?

- Will there be multiple heats?

Make it a successful fundraiser by charging a registration fee that

will be donated to Second Harvest or allowing teams to solicit

sponsors in exchange for a head start.

Offer prizes (think bragging rights, a medal, or a VIP parking spot!)

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Chef's NotesNo sun? No problem. Allow teams to pay to push

their cars a certain distance

Add fuel to the competitive fire. The engineering

team may have the most aerodynamic vehicles, but

the sales team will probably be the one that sells

sponsorships: “Sign your name on the winning car

for $x”

Variations: Pinewood Derby or CO2 Dragsters

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YielD:

Food, Funds, and Hunger

Awareness

cook tiMe:

4-6 hours

DiFFicultY level:

executive Chef

“We rely on volunteers to make our mission a reality. every year, volunteers save us $5.7 million in operational costs.”

Food for the event

Aspiring chefs or employees comfortable in the kitchen

inGreDients:

A L L O W e M P L OY e e S T O S H O W O F F T H e I R C U L I N A R Y S K I L L S … A N D S e N D e V e R YO N e H O M e W I T H A F U L L B e L LY !

Cook for a Cause

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Chef's NotesNot into competition? Host a social:- Ice cream social- Wine and cheese tasting- Beer and appetizer pairings

Make it a company-wide event and host it in

conjunction with an All Staff meeting

Employees contributing their own dishes is

the easiest way to structure this event, but

you might also tap into the HR budget to

purchase food to bring employees together

Encourage each department to send at least

one representative to stir up the competition

enroll your company or organization in

a Food & Fund Drive and let us know if

you’d like us to drop off food collection

barrels or other promotional materials:

shfb.org/ffd

Decide on the food event:

-Bake sale

-Chili cook-off

-International potluck

Make it a competition and a fundraiser.

Invite everyone at the company to come

taste the food (e.g. for a set registration

fee, they get ten tickets to sample ten

dishes)

Invite colleagues to vote for their favorite

dishes (allow them to buy additional

votes with donations to Second Harvest)

PrePArAtion/instructions:

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Did you know that Second Harvest Food Bank is providing food to a quarter of a million people each month right here in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties? Because of high unemployment rates and the high cost of living here, 10% of the local population relies on food from the food bank to feed themselves and their kids every month.

The cost of peanut butter has skyrocketed, and Second Harvest is having trouble keeping up with the demand from their clients. It’s hard to imagine that the all-American peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a staple for many families, is now unaffordable for many in our community.

here’s how You cAn helP:Donate food: When you do your grocery shopping this week, pick up an extra jar or two of peanut butter. There will be food collection barrels in our lobby until [date]. (Want to teach your kids the importance of helping others? Bring them shopping with you!)

Donate money: If you prefer to make a cash donation, you can participate in our Peanut Butter Drive by going to donate.shfb.org/ and selecting [our company’s name] from the drop-down list. They're an incredibly efficient organization, rated in the top 3% of non-profits nationally from Charity Navigator.

here’s how You cAn Do More:- Bring a jar of peanut butter to our All Staff meeting on [date]. - Hold your team accountable. If someone shows up late to a meeting, “charge” them a peanut butter donation. - The team that brings in the most peanut butter (either total or average per person) wins [a pizza party, a prize, bragging rights, their

name on a perpetual trophy, etc.]

Think of how much we can do if everyone pitches in just one jar of peanut butter!

SUBJeCT: February is Peanut Butter Month!

S A M P L e e M A I L T e M P L AT e

Run a Peanut Butter Drive

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vAcAtion DonAtion ProGrAM

Raise 10 times as much money with a simple policy change! If

there is a cap on the number of vacation days employees can

accrue, investigate an option to allow employees to donate the

value of unused vacation days to Second Harvest Food Bank!

Find more information in our online toolkit shfb.org/ffdgetcreative

stock DonAtions

Donations of securities that have appreciated in value are exempt

from the long-term capital gains tax. This is often an easy,

pain-free way for employees - especially executives - to make

significant contributions! shfb.org/waystodonate#stock

sPonsorshiPs

employees (and customers!) love to see what their employer is

doing for the community. Consider a sponsorship package to get

your logo out there and bring visibility to your commitment to the

fight against local hunger! You’ll be in good company.

shfb.org/sponsorships

try some out to amplify your drive giving!

[ CooKInG MetHoDs ]

Find this template useful? Find more at www.shfb.org/ffdgetcreative

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